The American Friend (1977)
Original Title: Der amerikanische Freund
Crime
Drama
Thriller
7.1 (389 votes)
2h 5m
Overview
Tom Ripley, an American who deals in forged art, is slighted at an auction in Hamburg by picture framer Jonathan Zimmerman. When Ripley is asked by gangster Raoul Minot to kill a rival, he suggests Zimmerman, and the two, exploiting Zimmerman's terminal illness, coerce him into being a hitman.
Details
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Writer
- Wim Wenders
- Original Language
- German
- Budget
- N/A
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Daniel Schmid
Dennis Hopper
Gérard Blain
Jean Eustache
Lisa Kreuzer
Nicholas Ray
Peter Lilienthal
Samuel Fuller
Sandy Whitelaw
Keywords
art auction
art dealer
based on novel or book
blood disease
dying and death
dying man
exploding car
friendship
hamburg
germany
hitman
husband wife relationship
leukemia
mafia
male friendship
munich
germany
murder
new york city
paris
france
tape recorder
terminal illness
west germany
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